What’s going on inside your compost pile? It may look pretty inert from the outside, but the interior of a well-maintained compost bin is a hotbed of activity. Of course you can make great compost without understanding…
Setting up a worm farm is something I’ve been interested in for several years now, and this month I finally got to turn my wriggly dreams into reality. Before taking the plunge I’d read a lot of…
Composting in a small space sounds a bit like wishful thinking, doesn’t it? When you picture a compost heap, it’s likely to be one of those big ones, at least 3 feet tall, deep, and wide. And…
Let’s start out by saying that you don’t have to have any kind of container, to get started with composting. You can in fact simply make a compost pile straight onto the ground. And there are pros…
My family regard my enthusiasm for composting with some amusement. They’d probably say, if pressed, that it’s verging on an obsession! But here’s the thing. Composting is a fascinating subject and so much more interesting than just…
The first time I needed to know how to get rid of rhubarb, I went about it all wrong. And that rhubarb plant was still haunting me the following summer, despite the fact I was trying to…
Mealy tomatoes are a massive disappointment. Last year I grew a tomato variety which is famous for being reliable and productive in my region for the first time. I waited eagerly for the fruit, which were basically…
Last year, inspired by photos on social media, I became possessed by the idea that I ought to grow a curly willow, and harvest the stems for vases inside my home. Unfortunately, I quickly realized there was…
Germinating microgreens on the kitchen window sill is one of my favorite ways to get a fast fix of food growing satisfaction. Not only do they go from dormant seed to ready-to-harvest in a matter of days,…
Growing mushrooms is fascinating, satisfying, and trendy as heck. But it also has the potential to be pretty complex and challenging. Since fungi are a completely separate biological kingdom to plants, not much of what you’ve learned…
